The weekly news show on defense politics, policy, procurement and technology from the the world’s leading defense media, Breaking Defense. Available here in aud...
Land vehicles and UAVs take center stage at IDEX 2025: The Weekly Break Out Ep. 6
Lee Ferran and Agnes Helou travel to Abu Dhabi to get you the latest from the IDEX 2025: International Defence Exhibition & Conference as well as a glimpse from the nearby maritime NAVDEX show.
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Decoding the Pentagon memo on Trump's 'Iron Dome for America': The Weekly Break Out Ep. 5
In this episode of The Weekly Break Out, space reporter Teresa Hitchens and Aaron Mehta take a deep dive into her coverage of how President Donald Trump’s “Iron Dome for America” plan is beginning to form. Plus, The Marine Corps makes a surprise shift in its F-35 strategy.
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Contracting chaos and congressional dollars: The Weekly Break Out Ep. 4
It’s an industry-heavy episode of The Break Out this week, as Congressional and Industry Reporter Valerie Insinna joins Aaron Mehta to discuss the latest, including the state of defense contracting after some uncertainty. Plus, a discussion on Valerie’s exclusive interview with Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Roger Wicker and a roundup of first quarter reports from the big defense primes.
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Hesgeth arrives and SDA drama: The Weekly Break Out Ep. 3
In this week’s episode, we talk about what to expect from the new defense secretary, plus run through a pair of industry conferences happening this week. And in the final segment, we swap Lee out for our own Michael Marrow to discuss the drama around the Space Development Agency.
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The funding fight and exclusive interviews: The Weekly Break Out Ep. 2
In the second episode of Breaking Defense's web series, Editor-in-Chief Aaron Mehta and Managing Editor Lee Ferran take a look at looming battles as Trump comes back into office.
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